Selman Field at risk as air travel menace looms
An editorial warns Selman Field may be condemned by the U S Bureau of Commerce threatening Monroe and Ouachita parish with loss of first class air service The piece argues the airport sustains local business saves lives and delivers essential goods and urges public bodies to cooperate to keep air transportation in the area drawing a parallel to railroads and urging timely support to avoid being left behind
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selman Field
Monroe
United States Bueau of Commerce
Siryeair
Ouachita Parish
West
United States Bureau of Commerce
Oua- Ghite Parish
Trenton
West Monroe
Bes
Maps And Boundaries As Shifting Mental Frontiers
A reflection on how lines on maps differ from lived borders. The piece argues that real boundaries are mental, not physical, as communities on both sides of a frontier face trade, duties, and identity shaped by imagined limits. It warns that true borders exist in the mind and may fade only when perception changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Benourt
Quebec
America
Canada
Europe
Perils Of Summer Warns Public Health Tips
The United States Public Health Service issues summer health hints for workers and travelers. Wear light clothing yet sun protect, monitor foods and water, guard eyes, avoid mosquitoes flies and wood ticks, drink safe water, and mind traffic rules while offering or accepting rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
Duels, pride, and a modern Don Quixote view
In this 1938 column the author recalls a France dueling incident between Béonard Bourdet and Henry Bernstein and contrasts it with a later public quarrel. He argues duels are a farce, notes the social theater around insults, and warns about pride leading to broader conflicts and even war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dor. Quixote
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Our Children BI ANGELO PATRI
A story about a five and a half year old boy named Jack who harmed a puppy and acted out violently. A child specialist findings show the child was pushed by grade acceleration and study, then reveals child growth should follow nature and not forced schooling. Angelo Patri offers guidance to parents and teachers via Monroe News-Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Phil
Patri
Angelo Patri
Care
Monroe News-Star
247 West Ord Street
New York
Beware of Good Manners in Public Discourse
An admonition on social influence and vanity, noting how friends may urge a foolish venture as brilliant and how a celebrity’s income released to burnish virtue fails to sustain public admiration. It warns against slavish praise and the ruinous effect of inflated approval.
Washington Letter on wage hour law and industry impact
Washington analysis notes a 25 cent minimum wage with a 44 hour week. Unions seek 30 to 40 cents, aided by a forthcoming administrator. The bill’s reach, teeth, and political effects in October ahead of elections are examined, with industry boards and NRA parallels highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Textile
Congress
House
Senate
Copyright
NEA Service, Inc
Postmaster Secures City Delivery Expansion Plan
After six years of effort, Postmaster John T. Bryant gains authority to extend city mail delivery to the Stubbs area north of the river and east to North Fourth. Free delivery awaits sidewalks lights street signs numbered houses and door mail slots. Judge Fred M. Odom is eyed for governor though he says he is not running yet. Levee district officials plan July 12 mass meeting at Rayville to discuss federal aid. Bonds for a 65 mile canal draining La Fourche swamp into the Ouachita river win endorsement from state engineers and Tensas basin authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Bryant
Stubbs Avenue
North Fourth Street
Fred M. Odom
Sixth Judicial District
Louisiana
Odom
Tensas Basin Levee
Rayville
James E. Ransdell
Riley J. Wilson
la Fourche
Ouachita River
Columbia
State Board of Engineers
Pat Ouse and the Pin That He Kept
A humorous reminiscence recounts Tom Sayed in a folksy voice about holding an old pin while describing a “Qman” moment and a stubborn memory. The piece blends dialect and storytelling to evoke a slice of Hambone style humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Lynn Bari Sneaks Into Dancing Lady Set to Star
Lynn Bari with real name Marjorie Bitzer literally slipped onto the Dancing Lady set after crashing the studio gate. An assistant director cast her in a dancing number and she practiced for two years before earning a contract. She reads biographies of stage stars, sends friends prints anonymously to shock them, and lives with her parents. Bari stands 5 feet 6 inches, weighs 122 pounds, has brown hair and hazel eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Bari
Marjorie Bitzer
Traveling Safe During Vacation Season Warned by Dr Fishbein
Dr Morris Fishbein cautions that disease carriers, especially typhoid, threaten travelers on road trips. Vaccination should begin six weeks before departure, milk should be pasteurized, and water supplies must be safeguarded by health officials to prevent contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Carlson Shines as Writer Actor and Director Hope
Hollywood buzz centers on Richard Carlson one of two Hollywood figures with three way contracts in writing acting and directing. Carlson, a Minnesota native, rapid rise from campus scholar to versatile creator includes acting in The Young in Heart and work on a screen story and a stage play while studying directing. Sidney Howard recommended him to David Selznick who may raise Carlson's pay if his next New York play lasts ten weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. X
Paul Harrison
Hollywood
Gregory Ratoff
Richard Carlson
Carlson
David Selznick
Minnesota
Janet Gaynor
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
California
Pasadena Community Playhouse
Wayne Morris
John Carradine
New York
48Th Street
Ethel Barrymore
Dramatists’ Guild
Sidney Howard
Selznick
New York Welcome Hints at Hollywood and an Indian Visitor
New York hosts Bombay financier Revashanker Pancholi at the Waldorf Astoria, where he declines furniture and meat for religious reasons as Oscar the hotelier aims to impress. Meanwhile Darryl Zanuck arrives with polo plans and a retinue, including Sam the Barber, as Valentino reissues at Rialto amid revived public interest in classic films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Revashanker Pancholi
Bombay
India
Waldorf Astoria
Oscar
Boniface
Manhattan
Glass vases puzzle baffles French experts near Nancy
In a stone quarry near Nancy France workers found fifteen glass vases with a peculiar curved design. Paris experts could not explain their origin or maker. Other explorations at the site revealed a medieval village but experts say the vases antedate the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
France
Paris
Ivory poker chips from gold rush era on exhibit in San Francisco
The California Historical Society in San Francisco displays solid ivory poker chips once used in real poker during the gold rush. Each chip bears a denomination of $1,000 and sits among pioneer relics in the new exhibit spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Historica Society
San Francisco
Beaucairose Bulls Sent to Paris Zoo for Statue Model
Three robust peahen bulls from Beaucaire arrived in Paris to chase bullfighters but were deemed useless for fighting and sent to the Paris zoo. Sculptor Emile Courcier created the statue by modeling them from the opposite side of the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaucaire
Paris
Emile Courcier
Radio Program Listings Across Networks and Regions
A fragmented radio schedule notes BASIC East Midwest Mountain South and Pacific networks with station shuffles and program blocks. It lists NBC WEAF and NBC WJZ days with time slots for music news drama and entertainment, plus optional Canadian and Central stations and a note on standard time daylight time shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weat
Wnac
Wtag
Wesh
Wsal
Wdel
Midwest
Ked Wmagg
Wdaf
Wmbs
Pacific
Kfi Aan
Wiw
Wiea
Waan
Work Weal
Wood Weer
Nbc-Weaf
Ed Thorgensen
Wabc
Eton Boys
Popeye the Sailor
Microphone—west
Boake Carter
Chicago
Aeolian Ensemble
West
Lum 4
Abner — East
Just Entertainment
Enoch Light Orchestra
East
Barry Wood
Ben Bernie
Sadie
Grace Moore
Edgar A
W. Rpt
Lum & Abner
West Rot
Dick Gasperre
Wis
Wbza
Eas
Charles Sears
Theorapics
H. Middleman
Orchester
Michieman
Orc
Evelere
Larry Cy Soca
Lang Thompson
Orem
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Sohn Db
Erving
Sun
Daily
Weahes
Moessesnars
Cteenasas
Branham O.O
Los Angeles
Seaman
Associated Press
Uncommon Sense
John Blake
BI Angelo Patri
KLIS
By Rodney Dutcher
Ing
Hambone
Opyright
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
the Health Magazine
Mekin
NEW Yorks
I & Bak
George Ross
Entino
Darryl Zanuck
Zanuck
England
Mr. Zanuck
Sam
Shrek & Sun Reap
Rialto
Shiek
Sone Oe
Annie
Jos. Galibchio Orches
Paul Deen
Amos
Andy—east
Anne Uneoa
Satleen Owen Rohoe
Krea Ailgn
Jahns
Andy—west
CBS
Wade
Weau
Wijas
Diaie — Wata
Kira Wree
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